Use the Rainfall tab to explore the total monthly rainfall
measured at six field stations across Australia. The blue points
represent the total rainfall in centimeters collected at each field
station. The line on the time series plots show the general trend of
monthly rainfall over the ten years leading up to the fire events at the
begining of 2020. Click and drag on the time series plot to highlight
the date and the corresponding monthly average rainfall.
Use the Temperature tab to explore the daily maxiumum and
minimum temperatures in degrees celsius recorded in seven field stations
across Australia. The red points are the daily recorded high temperature
and the yellow points are the daily recorded low temperatures. The bold
red and yellow lines show the general trend of high and low temperatures
over time. Search the data table to view the date and corresponding
daily temperature.
Use the Maps tab to explore a map of Australia showing fire
data collected from NASA records during the week of December 29th, 2019,
to January 5th, 2020. The red circles on the map represent a 1km fire
pixel which may not represent the actual location of the fire since one
or more fires can be detected within the 1km pixel. The blue markers
represent 7 weather stations around the country that tracked climate
data, like temperature and rainfall, in 5 of the 6 states, shown in the
Rainfall and Temperature tabs. Click on the map to highlight the weather
station and view locations of fires around the station during that
week.
Application Authors: Alison Barbee, Kate Bazany, Chukwudi Keke
